IBM Presents Second Solutions Showcase Award to Germany’s Networks Unlimited AG
Top 2Q e-business Solution Was Tested at IBM Solution Partnership Center in Germany
Orl & o, IBM Technical Interchange (May 06, 1998) – The IBM today presented its second Solution Showcase Award for outstanding e-business Solution Development to Networks Unlimited of Ottobrunn (Munich), Germany for the company’s LEO.Retail product. IBM presents the award each quarter to the best e-business solution that has either been ported or tested at one of nine IBM Solution Partnership Centers worldwide.
Networks Unlimited’s LEO.Retail application was tested at IBM’s center in Germany. It represents the first in a series of Networks Unlimited e-business products. Running natively on existing AS/400 and S/390 systems, LEO.Retail enables businesses to provide secure, seamless, high-performance and real-time access to live data via the Internet. Current functions include services such as “Get Availability Information,” “Get Order Status,” “Enter Order,” “View Existing Orders,” “Get Backlog Information,” “Personalize Information Services,” E-Mail and Call Center Integration.
Jeff Mason, general manager, Solution Developer Marketing, IBM, said: “Network Unlimited’s LEO.Retail exemplifies the growing ability to carry business intelligence from the back office to front lines for competitive advantage. By working closely with IBM’s scaleable platforms, leading edge technologies and the IBM Solution Developer Program’s free technical and marketing support, Network Unlimited enjoys faster time to market, broad access to those markets and reduced development costs.”
“Of the finalists we reviewed, Networks Unlimited AG’s LEO.Retail provided the most specific, quantifiable business results for the customer — i.e., 50 percent reduction of call center load, also eliminating the need to send floppies to 2,500 customers,” said Robert L. Scheier, industry editor of VAR Business, one of two journalists on the selection committee.
“I am delighted to accept this award on behalf of all Networks Unlimited employees who work tirelessly to make our open intelligent and integrated e-business solutions a reality for our customers,” said Thomas Meuller, president and CEO of Networks Unlimited AG. “I want to thank IBM, a company which understands what solution developers need to be successful. IBM provides us with the technical, sales and marketing support we need to bring more-tangible benefits to more customers, faster.”
Source: IBM